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...petition to the Academy (this really didn’t come to mind), we decided to honor Sidney with a conference in his honor, and it was a tremendous success.”“Sidneyfest 2005” was attended by nine Nobel laureates, a Fields medalist, and an Oscar winner.Gunnar Öquist, who is the permanent secretary of the Academy, said that it is not unusual for the choice of laureates to be questioned.“That’s natural—there are many prize-worthy candidates around the world, and we select...
Most of the members of this year’s cast are undergraduates, which is impressive considering the vocal and lexical demands of the work. The students were, no doubt, aided by the expertise of Baroque music specialists Mealy and former Harvard Arts Medalist, and internationally-acclaimed authority on the French Baroque repertoire, William Christie ’66. Christie was able to spend some time working with the cast in October, thanks to a grant from the Office of the Arts. Thus, continuing the HEMS tradition of strong opera adaptations, the youthful cast and staff here added a refreshing...
...they dropped to eighth during the second mile. Though Harvard held a slight edge over Georgetown in the middle mile, the Hoyas surged in the third mile to outlast the Crimson (15:45.32) by just under three seconds at 15:42.52. Penn, last year’s bronze medalist at IRAs, edged out Harvard by 0.15 seconds.“It didn’t feel as fast as it should have,” captain six-seat Dan Reid said. “We allowed ourselves to row at a lesser level than we are capable...
...skaters and their guests, and about 17 of the skaters will live in the Houses. EWC tries to accommodate the skaters as much as possible, according to Kukunova. Certain skaters requested hotels because of special needs. For example, Ilia Kulik, a 1998 Olympic champion, and two-time Olympic gold medalist Ekaterina Gordeeva wanted hotel rooms because they are coming with their children. “If we can give it to them, we give it to them,” said Kukunova. “If not, we ask if they would mind staying with a master...
Later, on the red carpet leading into the Kodak Theatre, Corriero was spotted chatting up fellow nominee Olympic gold medalist Carly Patterson before heading inside for the show...